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Phrase Structure

Phrase Structure. Ed McCorduck English 402--Grammar SUNY Cortland http://mccorduck.cortland.edu. slide 2: headword of phrases. all phrases have a headword (a.k.a. a head). English 402: Grammar. slide 3: definition of noun phrases. noun phrases (a.k.a. NPs) headword is a noun.

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Phrase Structure

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  1. Phrase Structure Ed McCorduck English 402--Grammar SUNY Cortland http://mccorduck.cortland.edu

  2. slide 2: headword of phrases all phrases have a headword (a.k.a. a head) English 402: Grammar

  3. slide 3: definition of noun phrases noun phrases (a.k.a. NPs) headword is a noun English 402: Grammar

  4. dog is the headword of this phrase, dog is a noun, therefore the dog is a noun phrase slide 4: examples of noun phrases example the dog English 402: Grammar

  5. slide 5: more examples of noun phrases more NP examples (headword in red) a dog the dogs dogs Rover a big dog her very big dog that very big, nasty dog that very big, nasty dog in the backyard that very big, nasty dog who barks all night and pisses us off English 402: Grammar

  6. slide 6: definition of verb phrases verb phrases (a.k.a. VPs) headword is a verb English 402: Grammar

  7. slide 7: examples of verb phrases verb phrase examples (headword in red) hacks (as in “A smoker often hacks”) hacks computers(as in “The script kiddie hacks computers”) has hacked (a computer) is hacking (government computers) was hacked will be hacking (unprotected computers) may have been hacking (the bank’s central computer) is going to have been hacked English 402: Grammar

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